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  • noun Plural form of Virgin Mary.

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Examples

  • I had a lot of duplicates: 10 St. Vincents, 20 Virgin Marys.

    A Filipino Chef's Wooden Pursuits Margot Cohen 2010

  • I had a lot of duplicates: 10 St. Vincents, 20 Virgin Marys.

    A Filipino Chef's Wooden Pursuits Margot Cohen 2010

  • Those who noticed (which included CBS News and the Christian Science Monitor) treated the story as a novelty, only slightly more serious than the latest sighting of the Virgin Marys face in a Texas taco.

    Activists on Both the Left and the Right Spotlight a Broken Federal Government 2009

  • Then there are the Titians, the sweet rustic Virgin Marys, one of them with a rabbit, in his early paintings, the alluring mythological Titian blonde nudes, the sinister pope who clearly doesn't trust anyone, the young Ranuccio Farnese, one of the great portraits of a child, whose lavish oversized clothing and codpiece this innocent will surely grow into all too soon.

    In Boston, Rival Painters On Dazzling Display 2009

  • Twelve months a year, both sides of Via di San Gregorio Armeno in Naples are crowded with workshops displaying newborn Baby Jesuses, prayerful Virgin Marys, swooping cherubs, gift-bearing kings, and humble shepherds.

    Collect Them All! Candidates in the Creche at eternallycool.net 2008

  • Twelve months a year, both sides of Via di San Gregorio Armeno in Naples are crowded with workshops displaying newborn Baby Jesuses, prayerful Virgin Marys, swooping cherubs, gift-bearing kings, and humble shepherds.

    2008 April 01 archive at eternallycool.net 2008

  • I’d have given you some Virgin Marys with a vengeance.

    VI. Esmeralda. Book I 1917

  • Virgin Marys up in the clouds, that looked as if they'd been washed out and hung up to dry.

    Gypsy's Cousin Joy Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 1877

  • Its been 93 years since Virgin Marys first apparition to the 3 shepherds.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Its been 93 years since Virgin Marys first apparition to the 3 shepherds.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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